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As Xander Bogaerts tugged his navy blue batting practice pullover down over his muscular shoulders inside the visitor’s clubhouse at Angel Stadium on Thursday night, the Red Sox shortstop snuck into an exasperated smile. Boston beat Atlanta 1-0 back on April 25. Coming into Thursday, the Red Sox were 2-27 in games in which they had scored three runs or fewer. Continue to Article

July 29, 2016 3:51:am EST

In the bottom of the ninth of Thursday’s game between the Boston Red Sox and Los Angeles Angels, Ramirez absolutely blew it on defense, allowing the Angels to escape with a 2-1 walk-off win after David Price had thrown eight scoreless innings for the Red Sox. Boston closer Brad Ziegler was trying to navigate out of a sticky situation with the bases loaded, one out and a 1-0 lead. When Daniel Nava grounded a ball to Ramirez at first base, the Red Sox at the very least had a chance for one out at the plate. Continue to Article

July 29, 2016 2:18:am EST

The Baltimore Orioles made a detour through Minnesota before heading to Toronto for their important three-game series against Blue Jays that opens Friday at Rogers Centre. The Orioles lost a makeup game 6-2 to the Twins on Thursday night at Target Field and have dropped three in a row, including the final two games of a three-game series against the Colorado Rockies at Camden Yards. The Blue Jays are second in the American League East, 1 1/2 games behind the Orioles. Continue to Article

July 29, 2016 12:43:am EST

Rick Porcello tries to become the fourth 14-game winner in the majors this season as the Boston Red Sox continue a four-game weekend series against the Los Angeles Angels in Anaheim, Calif. Porcello, 13-2 with a 3.57 ERA, trails only Baltimore's Chris Tillman (14-3), and the Chicago White Sox's Chris Sale (14-4) in the American League and Washington's Stephen Strasburg (14-1) in the NL. Continue to Article

July 29, 2016 12:24:am EST

The Chicago White Sox will look to continue their dominance of the Minnesota Twins when the teams open a three-game series on Friday night at Target Field. The White Sox are 8-1 against the Twins this season, outscoring Minnesota by a 45-24 margin in those games. Chicago swept a three-game series here in mid-April and is making its first of two trips to the Twin Cities over the next four weeks. Continue to Article

July 29, 2016 12:23:am EST